think piece

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noun Journalism.

an article analyzing and giving the background of a news event, often with the author's opinions and forecast for the future.
Also called dope story.
Compare editorial, news story.

Origin of think piece

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby think piece

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Idioms and Phrases with think piece

think piece

An article that presents news analysis, background material, and the author's opinions, as in Her goal was to write think pieces but the editor kept assigning crime stories. [c. 1940]